Slab Weird Waba 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, circus, retro, boisterous, playful, novelty, attention, retro display, chunky, rounded, bracketed, ink-trap-like, poster.
A heavy, display-oriented slab with compact proportions and emphatic, blocky serifs. Strokes are broadly uniform, but corners and joins show distinctive sculpting—rounded terminals, deep notches, and small scooped cut-ins that create an ink-trap-like silhouette. Curves are full and bulbous, counters are often tight, and many letters have squared shoulders or stepped transitions that give the alphabet a carved, stamped feel. Overall rhythm is uneven by design, with lively, slightly idiosyncratic shapes that keep the texture energetic in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to large-scale display work where its carved slabs and notched details can be appreciated—posters, event graphics, editorial headlines, packaging, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for short, punchy logotypes or badges where a retro, playful voice is desired.
The tone is theatrical and attention-grabbing, evoking vintage show posters, carnival signage, and quirky mid-century display typography. Its chunky forms and playful cut-ins make it feel humorous and a bit mischievous rather than formal or neutral.
Likely designed to maximize impact and personality through exaggerated slabs, rounded massing, and deliberate internal cut-ins that add sparkle to an otherwise dense weight. The overall construction prioritizes a memorable silhouette and a vintage show-type flavor over restraint or long-form readability.
In text settings, the dark color and tightly shaped counters create a strong, continuous texture; spacing and letterfit feel geared toward headlines more than extended reading. Numerals share the same bold, sculpted character, reading clearly at larger sizes while keeping the font’s distinctive notched detailing.